I managed it at JFK (to LHR on BA) last year, so impossible is a bit strong. Perhaps a sliding scale from Highly Unlikely to Your Mileage Utility May Vary...

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You should really provide some more information. Upgrades using Avios are not available at the airport. There are obvious policy reasons for this, but also practically the staff at the airport do not have access to the member's account in order to process the transaction.

You should really provide some more information. Upgrades using Avios are not available at the airport. There are obvious policy reasons for this, but also practically the staff at the airport do not have access to the member's account in order to process the transaction.

You should really provide some more information. Upgrades using Avios are not available at the airport. There are obvious policy reasons for this, but also practically the staff at the airport do not have access to the member's account in order to process the transaction.

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I had been involuntarily re-routed ex SFO to JFK on AA due to bad weather when I should have been flying SFO-ORD(AA)-LHR(BA). I asked the gate agents at JFK if I could pay to upgrade from WT+, they said no. I asked if I could use Avios (Actually, it was early 2011, so I said "miles") they were doubtful, but called BA in the UK and got it upgraded. I wasn't sure if it was an OpUp, but I checked and yes, I had been debited 12500 miles for the sector upgrade.

This one incident should in no way reflect entitlement, nor of it ever happening again, Details posted to sate curiosity only.

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